Docket for Rulemaking on Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuels (EE-RM-02-200)

Three companies have petitioned DOE to have their fuels, which are all diesel fuels produced from natural gas, designated as alternative fuels under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct): PetroSA, Rentech, Inc., and Syntroleum Corp.

This publicly available docket provides the documentation related to the potential rulemaking, including the petitions submitted by the three petitioners, analyses of their petitions, and associated comments.

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A. Petitions

A.1. Rentech, Inc (PDF 1.05 MB)
- Appendices
  - Carbon Dioxide Balance for Fischer-Tropsch (PDF 272 KB)
  - Papers by DOE (PDF 5.8 MB)
  - Papers of Fischer-Tropsch Fuel Studies (PDF 5.3 MB)
  - Analysis and Testing Results (PDF 2.2 MB)
  - Papers by SAE (PDF 4 MB)
  - Papers by Southwest Research Institute (PDF 1.4 MB)
A.2. Syntroleum Corp. (PDF 8.8 MB)
A.3. Mossgas Pty. Ltd. (now PetroSA) (PDF 4.81 MB)

B. DOE Questions and Company Responses

B.1. DOE Questions to Rentech, Inc. (PDF 178 KB)
B.2. Rentech response to DOE questions (PDF 408 KB)
B.3. DOE questions to Syntroleum (PDF 148 KB)
B.4. Syntroleum response to DOE questions (PDF 426 KB)
B.5. DOE questions to Mossgas (PDF 137 KB)
B.6. Mossgas (now PetroSA) response to DOE (PDF 564 KB)

C. Technical Analyses of FTD Petitions

C.1. Assessment of Well-to-Wheel Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel, Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 231 KB). Memo addressing recent changes to this paper (PDF 94 KB).
C.2. Assessment of Criteria Pollutant Emissions from Liquid Fuels Derived from Natural Gas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 257 KB)
C.3. Discussion of Issues Pertinent To Rulemaking To Designate Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuel as Alternative Fuel Under Sec. 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (PDF 208 KB)
C.4. Status Review of Doe Evaluation of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuel as a Candidate Alternative Fuel Under Section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (PDF 326 KB)

D. Federal Register Notices

D.1. Federal Register Notice: Workshop Announcement (PDF 57 KB)
D.2. Federal Register Notice: Proposed Rule; Notice of Availability of Status Review (PDF 54 KB)

E. Workshop Information

F. Comments and Additional Data

G. Workshop Transcript

Discussion on Issues Pertinent to Rulemaking to Designate Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuels as Alternative Fuel Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, October 16, 2002 (PDF 675 KB)

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